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The president of the National Farmers Union says any effort to weaken protections under the Packers and Stockyards Act would be a step in the wrong direction for farmers and ranchers. Rob Larew tells Brownfield, “Really deeply troubled by this signal that the administration and the (US) Department of Agriculture has made to pull back […] The post Farm groups urge Trump admin to preserve Packers and Stockyards protections appeared […]

A technical service manager says variable crop conditions could impact fungicide applications for corn.  Adam Byrne with FMC says a wide range of planting dates has created uneven development. “If you have fields that are at tassel or just past tassel and have some disease risk that you want to control, now you’re talking about another […] The post Variable crop development complicating fungicide timing decisions this year appeared first on […]

The Missouri Ag Department is asking residents in southeast Missouri affected by recent flooding to report missing or found livestock. Last Thursday night into Friday, portions of the Ozarks in southeast Missouri received up to 12 inches of rain in 12 hours. Jon Carney with the National Weather Service in St. Louis tells Brownfield “These […] The post Extreme flooding prompts livestock reporting request from MO Ag Department appeared first […]

Cash dairy prices were mixed Monday to start the week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was down $0.010 to $0.68. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0525 to $1.60. Nine sales were reported ranging from $1.57 to $1.60.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.56. One sale was reported at $1.56.  Butter was down $0.010 to $1.64. Seventeen sales were recorded ranging from $1.63 to $1.6575.  Nonfat dry milk was down $0.0025 to $1.5525. Five sales were recorded ranging from $1.5550 to $1.56.  The post Cash dairy prices mixed to start the week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

An agronomist in eastern Iowa is seeing escalating disease pressure in corn. Kurt Maertens with BASF says there’s been ample moisture the past month. “Over the last 30 days we’ve had several big storm events come through, and each time one of those events has come through it has splashed that overwintering inoculant on that […] The post Anthracnose, tar spot among diseases spreading in eastern Iowa corn appeared first […]

A farmer in the Missouri Bootheel says it’s good to see China buying more U.S. soybeans. “I think what’s good for soybeans is good for cotton, what’s good for cotton is good for rice and what’s good for the cattle industry,” says Jason Bean, a farmer in Pemiscot County. “We just want these markets to […] The post Missouri farmer welcomes China soybean purchases, says strong markets matter appeared first […]

A technical service representative with BASF says the rainy spring and early summer has brought many growers weed control challenges. However, Jared Rosskamp, who’s based in Missouri, says farmers that utilized a strong residual herbicide early in the year have seen it pay off. “Whether it’s in corn or soybeans.”  He says, “When those got […] The post Strong residual program helping many farmers fight weeds in wet season appeared […]

The Missouri Ag Department has issued another update to its animal import guidelines for New World screwworm, due to the evolving NWS situation. Effective immediately, animals coming into Missouri from NWS adjacent surveillance zones must have a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection completed within five days of entry, along with a statement certifying animals were inspected and found […] The post MO revises livestock import guidelines as New World screwworm situation evolves appeared […]

An agronomist says soybean conditions are improving in west-central Iowa. Hoegemeyer’s Eric Solberg tells Brownfield, “They’ve just been kind of sitting idle for a little bit right after planting, but they have really put their legs on and hit their stride. They are starting to close the rows even in 30-inch rows.” He says growers […] The post Iowa soybeans looking better as crop advances appeared first on Brownfield Ag […]